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Potential of deep learning segmentation for the extraction of archaeological features from historical map series. [PDF]
Archaeol Prospect, 2021 Abstract Historical maps present a unique depiction of past landscapes, providing evidence for a wide range of information such as settlement distribution, past land use, natural resources, transport networks, toponymy and other natural and cultural data within an explicitly spatial context.
Garcia-Molsosa A +5 more
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Historical geographies of place naming: Colonial practices and beyond
Geography Compass, Volume 17, Issue 5, May 2023., 2023 Abstract European colonialism sought to inscribe order and meaning on non‐European landscapes through the process of place naming. Naming or renaming was fundamental to the extension of imperial control over physical and human environments. This article offers a brief overview of the ways critical place name studies has addressed these colonial ...
Beth Williamson
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Renaissance Studies, Volume 37, Issue 1, Page 57-74, February 2023., 2023 Abstract This article widens the focus of the debate around multilingualism in early modern Europe. Using the life‐writing of a scholar, traveller and Protestant minister from the Scottish Highlands, Rev. James Fraser (1634–1709), it provides a North Sea perspective on the theme. The article sheds light on how Fraser and his locale (the ‘firthlands’ of
David Worthington
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Carbonates in the Critical Zone
Earth's Future, Volume 11, Issue 1, January 2023., 2023 Abstract Earth's Critical Zone (CZ), the near‐surface layer where rock is weathered and landscapes co‐evolve with life, is profoundly influenced by the type of underlying bedrock. Previous studies employing the CZ framework have focused primarily on landscapes dominated by silicate rocks.
M. D. Covington +8 more
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Archaeometry, Volume 63, Issue 1, Page 142-155, February 2021., 2021 The reasons why the Western Mediterranean, especially Carthage and Rome, resisted monetization relative to the Eastern Mediterranean are still unclear. We address this question by combining lead (Pb) and silver (Ag) isotope abundances in silver coinage from the Aegean, Magna Graecia, Carthage and Roman Republic. The clear relationships observed between
F. Albarède +13 more
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On the possibility of classical vacuum polarization and magnetization [PDF]
Classical and quantum gravity, 2023 It is common practice to take for granted the equality (up to the constant ɛ 0) of the electric displacement (D) and electric (E) field vectors in vacuum.
S. Fumeron, F. Moraes, B. Berche
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Maritime Indonesia and the Archipelagic Outlook; Some Reflections From a Multidisciplinary Perspective on Old Port Cities in Java [PDF]
, 2016 The present paper reflects on Indonesia\u27s status as an archipelagic state and a maritime nation from a historical perspective. It explores the background of a multi-year research project into Indonesia\u27s maritime past currently being undertaken at ...
Lauder, A. F. (Allan) +1 more
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Miscellanea Hadriatica et Mediterranea, 2018 This paper offers a detailed analysis of Mycenaean Greek toponyms whose root is related to the sea, and of such derivative ethnonyms that serve as anthroponyms, as well as of anthroponyms derived from words coming from a maritime context.
Sanja Smodlaka Vitas
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The Making of a Soviet Hero: the Case of Spartacus
The Soviet and Post-Soviet Review, 2020 This article examines the process of establishing the image of ancient slave rebellion leader Spartacus in the early Soviet era, with a focus on the 1920s and 1930s.
Oleksii Rudenko
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Pushed off the map: Toponymy and the politics of place in New York City
Urban Studies, 2018 David J. Madden
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